Humanists Take on the World

Bart Everson joins us to talk about his naturalistic holiday system drawing from Neo-paganism, but before that Erin joins us for for the news. The GOP is taxing churches, Tony Perkin's wants to drive gay rights supporters from the GOP, Northern Ireland will now allow Humanist weddings, Brother Adam has figured out how men can save America. NEWSRepublican tax law hits churcheshttp://bit.ly/an2...

This week we're joined by Erin Riley. In the news we have Ultra-Orthodox flight delays, polygamy convictions in Canada, Boise stabbing, the 'Brown Invasion', toddlers in court. We also discuss faith and depression. NewsUltra-Orthodox men again hold up plane, refusing to sit beside womenhttp://bit.ly/an258-ultraFor the second time in as many weeks Ultra-Orthodox men held up a flight....

After the first segment we are joined by Craig Wells to talk about his new book The Blasphemous Bible and his upbringing in the Adventist church. Buy the bookNEWSFrance arrests 10 far-Right suspects over alleged plot to attack Muslims, say prosecutorsSince 2015 more than 240 people have died in terror attacks in France perpetrated by Islamic extremists. On Saturday anti-terrorist police, acting on...

Dustin’ off the Degree - CultsThe word cult has a lot of meanings. For example, in archaeology describing something as cultic, just means that it was a religious site or artifact because in its original meaning, cult just means worship. At its most academic, all religions and religious groups are cults. However, if you use it like this to describe modern groups in conversations with almost anyone,...

This week we are joined by Mikey Pullman and talk about Messianic Judaism, why Pride is relevant, renewed gay hate, parents claiming Christianity was on trial, Norway's new burqa ban, and more. Dustin’ off the Degree - Messianic JudaismIn the 19th century protestant groups in started targeting Jewish communities for evangelism. In 1821 the London Society for promoting Christianity among the J...

Dustin' Off the Degree - The Salvation ArmyYou've seen Salvation Army thrift stores and bell ringers raising money around Christmas, and while there is a Salvation Army charitable organization, it's run by the Salvation Army church. The organization was founded under the name of the East London Christian Mission by a Methodist Reform Church minister, William Booth and his wife Cathe...

Dustin' Off the Degree - Patron Saint of DoubtersHigh churches are the ones that follow the liturgical calendar where each church service is tied to events in the life of Christ or other significant events. They also tend to recognize saints as special class of dead believers. This is different from the low churches which don't follow a specific liturgical calendar and that believe in th...

Dustin' Off the Degree - Christian ScienceYou've probably seen the Christian Science Monitor and I know we've used it a few times on the show. It's a publication that generally does good reporting and has won 7 Pulitzer Prizes. There's also a decent chance you've seen Reading Rooms in your downtown. Science, reading, and good journalism? They can't be that bad, r...

On this week's episode of the Atheist Nomads Chris Matheson is back to talk about his new book The Trouble with God: A Divine Comedy about Judgment (and Misjudgment) where we follow God, last seen in The Story of God through Islam, Mormonism, and Scientology. This episode is brought to you by:* Travis McGee* Danielle* Michael* Darryl* Arthur* George* Mike* The Flying Skeptic* SoJo* George Gre...

Discussion - Freedom, hate, and social mediaNEWSWhite House Faith and Opportunity InitiativeSome famous faces—and questionable reputations—are joining President Donald Trump’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and NutritionTrump has named Dr. Oz, Patriots coach BIll Belichick, the CEO of SlimFast, an NBC executive, and 14 others to the Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. Eighteen members of congr...

Atheist Comedy Experience - May 18 in BoiseNEWSFour House Democrats have launched the Congressional Freethought CaucusRepresentatives Jared Huffman and Jerry McNearney of California as well as Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Dan Kildee of Michigan have launched the Congressional Freethought Caucus with the goal of pushing “public policy formed on the basis of reason, science, and moral values,” to pr...

Discussion - Is science broken? NEWSMormon president told Africans that tithing was the solution to povertyWhile visiting Nairobi, Kenya, Russell Marion Nelson Sr, the President of the Mormon church, addressed a crowd of over 2000 and talked to them about tithing, saying:“We preach tithing to the poor people of the world because the poor people of the world have had cycles of poverty, generation a...

This week we're joined by Mikey Pullman and we've got David Silverman, updates on Trump's latest trans military ban, Ken Ham's labor woes, the impending apocalypse, fighting over condiments, and more! Atheist Comedy Experience - May 18 in BoiseNEWSDavid Silverman has been fired by American Atheists amid conflicts of interest and allocations of sexual assaultJudge blocks Trump&a...

This week Merry Cole is back and brought along little baby Blithe. In the news we have the Idaho Gov and Lt. Gov race, Mormon creepiness, the SBC president’s resignation, healthcare, and more! We’re back on Thursday. NEWSDavid Silverman placed on leave following a complaintAn Idaho Lt. Gov. candidate thinks women who get abortions should be executedIdaho state Sen Bob Nonini is running for Lt Gove...

On this week's episode we are joined by Baba Brinkman, the first ever peer reviewed science rapper. We talk about his spiritual upbringing, how he started rapping Chaucer, and then moving on to science. WebsiteTwitterFacebook"Good Bayesian" by Baba Brinkman and featuring MC Lars and Mega Ran is used with permission. This episode is brought to you by:* Travis McGee* Danielle* Darryl...

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE - The MandeansA few weeks ago I mentioned a religious group that is effectively the church of John the Baptist. I mistakenly referred to them as the Ebionites, which were a Jewish Christian group that rejected Paul and viewed James the brother of Jesus and preferred James the brother of Jesus. They were also big fans of the John the Baptist, but not the group I was thinking...

This week we are joined by Mikey Pullman and talk about privacy in the online world, state sponsored religious foster care agencies, family values infidelity, how the kids are all right, and more. We have an Alexa skill. Just say Alexa, activate the Atheist Nomads skill. DISCUSSION - Privacy onlineNEWSThe South Carolina governor has signed an executive order allowing foster care agencies to discri...

We are joined this week by local comedian Emma Arnold and talk about the latest news. There's Italian gay priests getting outed, trans people winning in court, and more.@iamaroadtripInstagramTree FortNEWS An Italian male escort has exposed 36 actively gay Catholic priests and seminarians in a 1200 page document complete with very explicit evidenceAn Italian male escort gave the archdiocese of...

We are joined this week by Brigid Fitch from Holy CRAP! The VlogCast.http://holycrapthevlogcast.com/https://brigidfitch2112.wordpress.com/DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE - The Unification ChurchNEWSHundreds of couples gathered, wearing crowns, for the AR-15 blessing ceremony at the Unification Sanctuary http://cbsn.ws/2tmL8UaThe Unification Church’s most famous ritual is mass weddings, but they also do oth...

NEWSFull Idaho science standards have passed the state senate committee http://bit.ly/2EObjZtThe Idaho State Senate Education Committee approved the state science standards by a vote of 6 - 3. This is the full science standards including the climate change supporting content that the House Education Committee striped out a few weeks ago. Assuming neither side wins, the full unedited standards will...

On this week's episode after the news we talk to David Silverman about the upcoming American Atheists National Convention, American Atheists' advocacy work, and the upcoming Atheist Voter program. American Atheists https://www.atheists.org/Convention https://www.atheists.org/convention2018/David's book, Fighting God http://amzn.to/2BE3dQbWomen v. Religion: The Case Against Faith and...

This week we're joined by Mikey Pullman and talk about some local drama, revisit the Shepherd's Rod, and talk about the latest news. We went long so patrons will get a few extra news stories and longer discussion of the stories totaling nearly 30 minutes. You can email Mikey at atheist@bumpmag.org and find him on Twitter at @MikeyPullmanTuneIniOS and Android AppsBrad - PizzalchikDUSTIN’...

DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE - Followers of ChristNEWSYet another bill to address child sacrifice (also known as faith healing) in Idaho has been submitted.https://www.idahopress.com/news/state/faith-based-healing-bill-drafted-awaiting-consideration/article_b1852247-73f5-578c-8762-82fcb67efda6.htmlParents in UK are forcing autistic kids to drink bleachhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brit-kids-forc...

Patrons get two bonus stories this week! DUSTIN’ OFF THE DEGREE - Shepherd’s RodNEWSThe former RNC chair went off on Evangelical leaders that support Trump.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-steele-evangelicals-trump_us_5a67f37be4b0e5630074aa39A new Idaho Senate bill would make it easier to not vaccinate your children.http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2018/jan/23/idaho-senate-panel-vo...

NEWSGovernment Shutdownhttps://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-2018-trump-senate-354113HHS is working on an overhaul of its civil rights office and policies to allow for more healthcare workers use moral objections to discriminate against their patientshttps://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/16/conscience-abortion-transgender-patients-health-care-289542Trump gave a porn star $...